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Definition for container

noun as in holder for physical object

Strongest matches

bag, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, can, canister, capsule, carton, crate, dish, jar, jug, kettle, package, packet, pail, pot, pouch, sack, storage, tank, tub, utensil, vase, vessel, vial

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alembic, beaker, bin, bunker, caisson, canteen, carafe, cask, casket, cauldron, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, cradle, crock, ewer, firkin, flask, hamper, hod, hopper, hutch, jeroboam, magnum, pit, pod, poke, pottery, purse, receptacle, reliquary, repository, sac, scuttle, stein, vat

Weak match

humidor

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“Affixed to the bed of the UTV were two Harris’s Hawks ... housed in green containers,” the police said.

From Los Angeles Times

The product is packaged in clear plastic clamshell containers bearing the Kirkland Signature brand label with a package date of Sept. 18.

From Salon

"Interestingly, when we deploy them into containers in the sea, they often shift to a darker, more natural blue. But when they return to the hatchery, they become lighter again."

From BBC

The newest and largest container ships are also the most environmentally friendly, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Patients are treated by removal of the maggots, which need to be killed by putting them into a sealed container of concentrated ethyl or isopropyl alcohol then disposed of as biohazardous waste.

From Los Angeles Times

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